Cassette A Side B

The tape is part of the Freerk Kamma collection. It is a cassette Sony HF90 in the same brand box. On the A side is a copy of Tape 1 A and Tape 1 B of the Oegstgeest Freek Kamma collection. It are recordings from Biak, Genjem, Tobati, Vanimo and Radja Ampat. From Biak and its wider influence area are the styles Randan, Munabai and Kajob. Most songs are with tifa accompaniment but also a wood block, arrow and bow as a percussion instrument are used. At 14’30 we hear Freerk Kamma have a short interview in Bahasa about the Guay, at 28’04 announcement of a song in Biak language from the Radja Ampat islands Randan, 31’14 announcement of music from the Humboldt Bay, 33’56 announcement of Kayob Munabai. On side B is a copy of Tape 2 A and 2 B with recordings from the Joka Choir, songs in Biak style for the occasion of Kamma’s goodbye in Kota Radja, Hollandia and some more choir songs. It starts with Dari ombak besar, it could be of another recording but the following are live recordings of the Joka choir. There is some distortion and it ends with a speech in Bahasa, at 20’45 the songs with tifa in Biak style start, 27’07 choir songs.  Language Bahasa and local Papua languages.
The digitised cassette is part of the audio collection of the foundation PACE Papua Cultural Inheritance. For more information or any messages or correspondence contact huublems81@gmail.com or srgales@ziggo.nl

Side A is 36’22 and Side B is 30’47

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